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Native American Social Work Symposium : An Evaluation, Lou Stone

Dissertations and Theses

The inconsistencies of the state and federal policy toward Native populations and additionally those inconsistencies within the two governments themselves, require the maintenance of Indian and Alaskan Native organizations with sophisticated mechanisms developed to advocate “reforms” in Indian services to meet unique Indian needs.

Indian and Alaskan Native social workers invariably find themselves at the confluence of client service provision and surviving the extension of policies available to them from resource allocators for the purpose of service provision. In order to approach this dilemma, the Native American Social Work Symposium, held in May of 1977, convened on the basis of …

A Comparative Study Of The Resettlement Status Of Indochinese Refugees In Portland, Rosalynn R. Ringor, Chareundi Van-Si, Steven Hernandez

Dissertations and Theses

This study sought to explore the resettlement of Indochinese refugees to their new life in Portland, Oregon. Three basic areas were under consideration. The first area dealt with demographic data: who are the refugees and what are their pasts? The second area focused on aspects of successful resettlement: what do refugees seek in order to consider themselves successfully resettled, and how do their ideas of successful resettlement collate with their present state of resettlement? The third area dealt with the effectiveness of resettlement programs: how have various assistance programs been helpful to the refugees, and are the refugees aware of …

Indications Of Feminist Influence On Contemporary Social Work Practice, Clara Elizabeth Miller

Dissertations and Theses

It is criticism of traditional theory and methods, and the advocacy of new approaches that feminists have tried to present to social workers and to other professionals in mental health and other social services. The feminist goal has been to convince social workers and others to modify their beliefs and practice in order to be more helpful (as the feminists believe) to women. In this study of the beliefs and practice of social workers in Oregon, I attempt to find out to what extent, ten years after the "rebirth of feminism," they have adopted feminist beliefs and recommendations for practice.

Alternative Living Situation For Indian Youth, Colleen Lynn Langer Yost, Lloyd Blackstone Pinkham

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis includes a proposed program that is designed to provide alternatives for Indian youth, allow for the creation of a residential treatment facility for the diagnosis, placement, and treatment of Indian juvenile delinquents, establish reporting and operating procedures with various courts, and help reduce the delinquent behavior of the resident youth.

Perceptions Of Indian Tribal Leaders Regarding The Indian Self-Determination Act (Public Law 93-638), Ramona O'Connor

Dissertations and Theses

This study is an analysis of a policy, The Indian Self-Determination Act (Public Law 93-638), and consists of a survey designed to examine the perceptions of selected Indian tribal leaders regarding the policy. The findings of the survey are reviewed and analyzed and the study is concluded with a consideration of the implications of the findings for social work. In general, the study is concerned with an aspect of the social policy process. A specific policy is addressed and a survey of perceptions of people effected by that policy was taken. The policy itself is an indication of a seemingly …

A Study Of The Incidence Of Divorce, Religious Conflict, And Need And Potential Utilization Of Marital/Family Services Among Seventh-Day Adventist Couples In The North Pacific Union Conference, Fern M. Ringering

Dissertations and Theses

The following study is designed to look at one religious group and assess some of the social service needs as seen by the study participants.

Since social services cover such a broad spectrum, it was decided to limit the study to marital counseling needs and related issues as seen by individual church members.

Which Side Are You On?, Olga J. Northwood

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

A poem by Olga Northwood.

Which Side Are You On?, Olga J. Northwood

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

No abstract provided.

A Profile Of Women Volunteers, Vana O'Brien

Dissertations and Theses

Volunteerism has been the subject of much controversy in the last few years inasmuch as it is so often identified as a women's issue. Many areas, previously considered the rightful domain of women, have come under scrutiny as women question the value of their participation in “feminine activities.” As stereotypes are examined, fictions are explored and facts determined so that these former stereotypes can be reviewed in a new light. Many persons are becoming familiar via the popular media with these stereotyped roles (i.e., woman as “Good Mother”) , and learn that, for example, “good mothering” is not a monolithic …

Social Workers, Immigrants, And Historians: A Re-Examination, Leslie Leighninger

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

As a profession frequently caught in a "middleman" role between society at large and specific client groups, social work is often charged with adjusting client behavior to societal demands, rather than working from the other end of the continuum. In terms of their relations with ethnic and minority groups, social workers are sometimes pictured as representatives of a dominant, white Protestant culture, acting, intentionally or unintentionally, as standard bearers for that culture among dissident minority groups. In light of this picture, the addition of courses like "Black Dor Chicano] Culture and American Social Work" to the social work curriculum appears …

Community Action Programs And Poor People Of Maine : A History, Maine. Division Of Economic Opportunity

Maine Collection

Community Action Programs and Poor People of Maine : A History.
State of Maine. Division of Economic Opportunity. Augusta, Maine, 1975.

Contents: 1.Introduction / 2.Myths of the Poor in Maine / 3.Concepts / 4.Head Start / 5.Legal Services-The Poor and the Law / 6.Health / 7.Native Americans / 8.Housing / 9.The Elderly-Never Too Late to Fight Poverty / 10.Manpower Training / 11.Donated Commodities / 12.Vista / 13.Poverty Is Here to Stay / 14.Results of the War / 15.The Role of SEOO and New Directions for CAP

New Premises For Planning In Appalachia, Richard A. Ball

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The Appalachian Region, particularly Southern Appalachia, has lived through several hundred years of frustration related to its history and geography. The history of the area has become better known during recent years, and it is a history of documented exploitation and socioeconomic disillusionment, a "biography of a depressed area" (Caudill, 1962). Geographically, the region has been regarded essentially as a barrier between the settled East and the fertile lands of the West, a place of rugged terrain and harsh conditions of life. This history and geography have played a large part in the problems which now afflict region and which …

Mary Elizabeth Frayser Papers - Accession 1, Mary Elizabeth Frayser

Manuscript Collection

The Mary E. Frayser Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, reports, clippings, minutes, histories, family histories, constitutions and bylaws, membership lists, program notes, photographs, and other papers, relating to her work with the South Carolina Extension Service (1912-1940) Winthrop College, her involvement with the South Carolina Council for the Common Good (1935-1952), the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs (1926-1952), the South Carolina Status of Women Conference (1945-1952), the South Carolina Division of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) (1929, 1935-1949), the South Carolina Interracial Institute (1938-1942), the South Carolina Division of the Southern Regional Council (1944-1951), and the South …

The Urban Indian Program In Portland, Oregon, Lyndon Earl Bohanan

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this paper is to discuss and compare the original Urban Indian Program which operated from April, 1972 to January, 1974 to the most recent program which began operating in January, 1974. The two programs are of the same name, but the organizational structure as well as some of the operating concepts are different.

Meaning Of Work For Women, Susan Ackerman

Dissertations and Theses

In this research practicum we were concerned with the measurement and implications of factors which influence the meaning of work for white American women. The present study was a pilot study for the second part of a research project proposed by the Human Interaction Research Institute (H.I.R.I.). John Marks, Ph.D., was co-director of the first part of the project and is the director of this study.

Part I of the "Meaning of Work" project examined alternative life styles and corresponding career choices made by young men. This study identified values, aspirations, backgrounds, and characteristics of men who were grouped as …

Chinese Attitudes And Knowledge Concerning Social Services: A Survey Of The Portland Chinese Community, Laura Lum Sing, Wendy Po-Kow Chan, Peter Tau-Ping Wang

Dissertations and Theses

The professional social worker needs to understand, wide social issues, including the culture and cultural background of minority persons and groups in the United States. One minority group with which social work has not much contact, and thus has little knowledge about, is the Chinese. Regarding professional social work knowledge about minority groups, the Chinese could be considered a "silent minority."

History Of The King's Daughters Home For Incurables, Louisville, Kentucky, 1909-1948., Clyde H. Van Metre Jr.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study traces the growth and development of The King's Daughters Home for Incurables, Louisville, Kentucky, from its beginning up until the end of 1948 and looks forward to future plans that may seem appropriate. Members of the Board of Directors desired such a study be made as a means of drawing together the past work of their organization. They also looked to the study as being a help in making future plans for the continuation of their work.

Renters Attention! Eureka Needs Rent Control, Renters' Committee For Rent Control

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Flyer advertising for meeting organized by Renters' Committee for Rent Control (Eureka, California) on Monday, August 26, 1946 to address the rent increases and looming evictions.

Office: Reverend Emerson Harris

Address: 1102 M. Street, Eureka, CA

Phone: 1689-W

Supported by Labor Union and Eureka Ministers.

A Threat To Free Elections, William Schneiderman

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Text of address given by William Schneiderman, State Secretary of Communist Party of California as given to the California State Legislature. Advocates for constitutional rights, exposes threats to free elections by corrupt government and ill-corporate interests and the power of unionized labor. Urges to vote on November 5.

Communist Party of California

121 Haight Street, San Francisco

California Recruiter - September 1938, California Recruiter

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Newspaper, California Recruiter published September 1938, featuring articles "Foster Calls for Mass Party in California", "Forward to the Party Builders Congress!", "Let's Grow in The Rural Areas"; articles on Anita Whitney drive to recruit Negro members, induction of new members and recruitment methods.

The Northwestern Shoshone Indians, (A) Under Tribal Organization And Government, (B) Under The Eccleastical Administration Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints As Exemplified At The Washakie Colony, Utah, Joshua T. Evans

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The Northwestern Shoshone Indians is the tribe of Indians that inhabited the territory north of the Great Salt Lake comprising the northern part of Utah and the Southern part of Idaho. The Indians have loose boundary lines, yet we can definitely state that this tribe occupied the territory from the Weber river on the South to the Snake river on the North; from Bear Lake and Bear river on the East to Raft river and Goose creek on the West. Their confines would take in Weber, Rich, Box Elder, Cache, and part of Morgan, counties in Utah; and Bear Lake, …

Conférence Sur Certaines Femmes Célèbres Du 5Ème Arrondissement: 1934, Marguerite Durand, Michèle C. Magnin

Tome 3

Bref texte, sans doute incomplet de cette conférence faite à la Société de la Montagne Sainte- Geneviève ; il y est surtout question des religieuses trinitaires, dont Marguerite Durand fut l’élève, rue Henner. Elle évoque un souvenir personnel, datant de l’époque où elle était jeune pensionnaire de la Comédie-Française.

The Origin And The Development Of The Welfare Of The Holy Family, Sister M. Catherine Walto Ssf

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis, submitted to the faculty of Xavier University in partial fulfillment of requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education in 1933, surveys the social welfare, educational, and spiritual activities of the Sisters of the Holy Family, a Catholic religious congregation of African American women founded in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1842. Drawing on institutional records, community documents, and the author's own twenty-five years of experience with the congregation, the study chronicles the development of the Sisters' welfare activities across three areas. Part I examines social activities including the Lafon Old Folks Home, Saint John Berchmans Girls' Orphanage, …

Causerie Sur La Maison Des Femmes Journalistes Et Sur « La Fronde », Faite À La Société Pour L’Amélioration Du Sort De La Femme Le 22 Janvier 1933, Marguerite Durand, Michèle C. Magnin

Tome 2

Cette conférence est relative à la Résidence d’été des femmes journalistes que Marguerite Durand créa à Pierrefonds en 1932 dans l’ancienne maison de Séverine, « Les Trois marches » ; la fondatrice de La Fronde avait racheté cette maison à la mort de son amie, en 1929.

L'Ecole Laïque, Marguerite Durand, Michèle C. Magnin

Tome 1

Ecrit en 1931, année de la célébration du cinquantenaire de l’école laïque, ce long texte, qui retrace les grandes étapes de l’histoire de l’enseignement en France, est un plaidoyer en faveur de l’école républicaine.

Discours À La Mémoire De Séverine, 1930, Marguerite Durand, Michèle C. Magnin

Tome 1

Texte des discours prononcés par Marguerite Durand en avril 1930, à l’occasion du premier anniversaire de la mort de son amie et consœur Séverine. Elle évoque les hommages rendus à la grande journaliste (monuments, noms de rue, etc.), la Société des Amis de Séverine, ainsi que la carrière et les qualités humaines et professionnelles de Séverine, qui fut l’un des grandes signatures de La Fronde.

Vote For Albert J. Lima - A Glaring Record Of Incompetence, Eureka Branch

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Pamphlet advertising to vote for Albert J. Lima, progressive candidate of Communist Party. Recites improper behavior of Mayor and Council and record of incompetence. Outlines Lima's plans for improvements including new labor rights, improvements for Eureka and plan to stop corruption in city government.

Issued by: EUREKA BRANCH, COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE U.S.A. Election Campaign Headquarters: 1404 Albee St., Eureka.

Vote For Albert J. "Mickie" Lima Candidate For City Council 5th Ward, Eureka Branch

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Pamphlet issued by Eureka Communist party advocating for canndidate Albert Lima of the 5th ward. Outlines his program for the people, the independent role government should play, red baiting and reasons for communist party entering the Eureka City Election Campaign.

Endorsed by; EUREKA BRANCH, COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE U.S.A. Election Campaign Headquarters, 1404 Albee St.

End Monopoly Corruption Of City Government And Build A Better Eureka, Eureka Branch

Ina and Noel Harris Collection

Pamphlet calling out PG&E for bad business practices as well as lumber companies and Standard Oil who are also avoiding paying various other operating fees.

Issued by: EUREKA BRANCH, COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE U.S.A. Election Campaign Headquarters: 1404 Albee St., Eureka.

Les Femmes Dans Le Journalisme, Marguerite Durand, Michèle C. Magnin

Tome 3

No abstract provided.